Chris Graham – The Telegraph Jan 3, 2020
IRGC commander Gen Soleimani pictured in Syria recently with Iraqi Shia fighters near Aleppo. Click to enlarge
General Qassim Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in a US airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport early on Friday, an assassination that marks a major escalation in US-Iran tensions.
The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, or PMF.
The Pentagon said US President Donald Trump ordered the killing of Soleimani “in a decisive defensive action to protect US personnel abroad”.
“General Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region. General Soleimani and his Quds Force were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more,” the Department of Defence said.
After the attack, Mr Trump tweeted a picture of the American flag, without any explanation.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 3, 2020
US officials told Reuters that Soleimani had been killed in a drone strike.
The killing of Soleimani is a major blow for Iran. Together with the death of Muhandis, the attack could mark a potential turning point in the Middle East and is expected to draw severe retaliation from Iran and the forces it backs in the Middle East against Israel and American interests.
Iran warns of ‘harsh retaliation’
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a “harsh retaliation is waiting” for the US.
The Iranian state TV carried a statement by Khamenei also calling Soleimani “the international face of resistance.” Khamenei declared three days of public mourning for the general’s death.
President Hasan Rouhani said Iran and the “free nations of the region” will take revenge on the United States.
“There is no doubt that the great nation of Iran and the other free nations of the region will take revenge for this gruesome crime from criminal America,” Rouhani said in a statement posted on the Iranian government website.
Iran’s top security body called an urgent meeting on Friday, semi-official news agency ISNA reported.
“In a few hours, an extraordinary meeting of the Supreme National Security Council will be held to review the murderous attack on the vehicle of General Soleimani in Baghdad that lead to his martyrdom,” ISNA quoted its secretariat spokesman Keyvan Khosravi as saying.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the assassination “an extremely dangerous and foolish escalation”.
“The US bears responsibility for all consequences of its rogue adventurism,” he said in a post on Twitter.
A lot of folk do not realise that all terror groups like Al Qaeda ISIS Islamic Front National Jihad Al Nusra Arab Spring Coalition, are paid up american mercenaries,
ask your self why they never attack israel ?
Because its the DLJs behind it
yes the Dirty Little Jewboys
Oil is up 3.5% as the market opens. It will go a lot higher ifIran b;ocks the Straits of Hormuz.
America is seelf-sifficient in oil.
It looks as though the last item on the to-do list for Israel is about to be taken care of. Israel will fight Iran to the last American.
Problem is that Iran is no dummy and if it gets really bad they will destroy the America aircraft carriers.
America should not have got involved in the middle east. Iran posed no threat to the homeland.
This could make 911 seem like a flea bite.
Back to the Munroe Doctrine.
Has Donald Trump’s “HEAD” just EXPLODED? Yes and so has the rest of the current American REGIME’S. This is the latest pre-emptive American strike/provocation on IRAN. The regime (American) wants to draw Iran into retaliating. This is a high stake game and Iran will not take the bait or fall into America’s trap. Expect something surprising and unexpected from Iran at a time of their choosing. America has a DEATH WISH (the monied class) not the American people. Expect parts of the Middle East to retaliate against America’s interests and her latest provocations. Difficult and trying times ahead for the world and the American people. 2020 is the START of the American NIGHTMARE.
Why T.F. did Trump do, of allow, this? A tweet of a US flag is no explanation for Murder!
It is now plain as day that AmeriKa doesn’t give a f*ck for AmeriCans!
R.C.
History is speeding up. This shooting looks strange: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50858949
Fulford says that this was President WWP assassination attempt. Fulford’s credibility is limited but normally there are very few shootings at FSB HQ. That day WWP was in place.
This is a deadly emotional move by AIPAC Government in Washington D.C. of which they will get the bill presented in suitable moment for Iran.
Iran is an Asian nation and we all know Asian people have always patience before the real revanche is coming.
IMO Mr Trump is running down an oral scenario written for him by AiPAC Government.
The warmongering is since the last thirty years not controlled by any US president anymore. All misery, death, distruction, illness, chemtrails, GMO, poisoned drinking water, etc, etc, is caused by company Jew-niversal.
This zio gangsterdom has to be ended before it is too late and mankind is going up in nuclear fallout.
A brave warrior and defender of his country against hordes of barbarians from the west has been assassinated by the BLOTUS, THE ALLEGED commander-in-chief of the biggest terrorist organization in the world: the United Snakes of Amerika.
Imagine the eruption of joy throughout the world if, instead of hearing of the assassination of an Iranian General by a bunch of terrorist assholes, the people were to learn that an Iranian strike against the anglo-american-zionist empire had blown the capstone right off that God damn Rothschild Pyramid of Evil Incarnate.
Then, as Shitstream Media tried to spin the event as a reason to go to full blown war, the people, instead of believing these fucked up shitheads, stormed the news studios, removed the pricks and cunts that infect these places and took over the airwaves allowing all the suppressed truthers a platform to broadcast truth for a change…
In my dreams…
http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/?p=188389&unapproved=932915&moderation-hash=a1968a4cb63f32a7b8cccd551180af2a#comment-932915
It shouldn’t be that difficult for the Iranian military to take out any number of these putrid cocksuckers in the United Assholes of Amerika or israhel.
I am now an adept of the John Bolton Doctrine! Yes you heard it right!
“Just to give you an idea of Mister Bolton’s great thought processes, check out his 2015 op-ed for the New York Trimes, titled, “To Stop Iran’s Bomb, Bomb Iran” which was followed by a great op-ed for the Wall Street Journal called, “The Legal Case For Striking North Korea First.”
Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo calls Iran “a thuggish police state,” a “despotic theocracy,” and “the vanguard of a pernicious empire that is expanding
its power and influence across the Middle East.”
Netanyahu is categorical on Iran, calling it “the greatest threat to our world.”
I am ready to apply Doctor Bolton’s Doctrine with some minor changes as you will see:
Just to give you an idea of Voltman’s great thought processes, check out his 2001 op-ed for the Zew York Crimes, titled, “To Stop the RTO, Bomb, Bomb the RTO” which was followed by a great op-ed for the Mall Street Journal called, “The Legal Case For Striking israhel and the U.S..
Secretary of State-designate Voltman Plutonymus Rex calls israhel and the US “thuggish police states,” “despotic idiocracies,” and “the vanguard of a pernicious empire that is expanding its malefic power and influence across the Middle East and the whole world.”
Voltman is categorical on israhel, the U.S. and the Rothschild Terrorist organization (RTO), calling it “the greatest threat to our world.”
So there you have it: The Bolton Doctrine applied in the right direction.
In my view this was pussy Trump’s big military event. Trump is no military man and does NOT have the stomach for war. He is a greedy business man with no morals for sure, and he is NOT going to go all out on Iran – even if his Zionist master in Tel Aviv, that pig demon Nutjobyahoo demands it of him.
Nothing big will come of this. You should ask yourself why the Iranian General is waltzing around the Baghdad airport in plain daylight while the nearby Greenzone which is infested with Zionist hellmakers who are itching to start something after the embassy riot.
Not very smart on Iran’s part, and they did taunt Trump like morons then allowed their top general who is in Zionist occupied Iraq to walk around. Duh. How stupid can you be? All this amounts to is the lunatic bully BLOTUS murdered an Iranian.
Nothing will come of this because Trump has the guillotine of impeachment charges hanging over his neck and is in the 2020 election cycle.
Trump will risk nothing so long as the stock market keeps making all time highs.
All these Trumptards have him figured all wrong, the reason why Trump surrounded himself with Neocon henchmen, Exxon oil men, and military generals because he is a spineless bully. He ain’t going to do an all out attack on Iran like Bush senior or shrub. He doesn’t have it in his heart, nor does he have the balls, he doesn’t have the nerve.
Several times in the past years I have made the point on this site that Trump is like Custer just before the ride down into coulee at Little Big Horn. Mule Skinner says you go down there if you got the nerve. Little Big Man – “You Go Down There”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWGAdzn5_KU
Trump does NOT have the nerve. He didn’t before and he doesn’t now.
TRUMP IS WEAK, HE IS A GIANT PUSSY BLOWHARD, A SELF INFLATED and even BIGGER NARCISSTIC LOON ORANGE FACED CLOWN. He even thinks he is the king of Israel and every women that ever lived loves him.
Trump suddenly turns over the table as he can’t play chess. He thinks by doing something like this he can achieve something. maybe he still believes US has what it takes to take destroy Iran. How can we digest this? There is absolutely no logical explanation for this move. If Trump wanted to be tough he should have responded militarily much earlier, he backed down when probably he shouldn’t have and then he picks a fight when again he shouldn’t. I don’t know what is the mentality in US leadership, they are not making any sense, that is for sure. Trump prepares for election and tries to avoid escalation and then suddenly he does something against his own plans. Only a drunk or who is under pressure can be so erratic and unpredictable. Maybe he is a Tweeter man and he wanted to kill Qasem for his damaged ego on a personal level! Now US can expect a severe retaliation that probably leads to total war and the whole world know which side started all of this.
Qasem Suleimani was on a normal flight to visit the funeral of those killed in the other attack. US has again totally show disregard for any international rules and norms, stepping on agreements with Iraq. maybe US thinks Iran only has one Qasem Suleimani and if they kill him, Iran can’t think anymore and will be paralyzed. The value of this assassination is short term. The killing has released a lot of motivation and energy through out the resistance block. The US that still struggles with Taliban, does the unthinkable. The coming days may be the last days of peace, who knows we can even enter World War or even Armageddon, all initiated by a gambler in charge.
I looked up on google maps, Baghdad Airport where Iran’s top general was killed is about 5 miles from the Zionist infested Green Zone. It looks to me the drone that like Soleimani was launched from the same airport where he was killed, not sure, but interesting.
So why can’t Iran use it’s drones to kill US officers in Iraq?
While the SHTF over in Israhell Nutjobyahoo has survived corruption charges, getting immunity, and a war with Iran will put Bibi solidly back on the throne. If the US can kill an Iran general in a civilian car on the tarmac the same can happen for an Israel official like Bibi – who is ultimately the real demon pig behind all the chaos.
If a war gets going Iran should close the straits and take out Saudi oil refineries thus sending oil price to the moon that would collapse world economies and stock markets.
My response to ADAM in the entry above…………..I DO AGREE with your opinion that this assassination is a high stakes game to bait Iran into the open in a military conflict. I am absolutely sure in view of the immediate potential dire circumstances that can result that Putin is in constant contact with the Iranians and he is probably advising them to hold off any immediate hot headed revenge response . Putin knows how to play international chess as they say. He is calm cool and collective and will try to drive the immediate hot energy of this latest assassination in a constructive but gainful manner for both Iran and Russia where the west loses more. ……………..again a GOOD point made by ADAM .